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Immigrant tuition break gaining support in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A push to offer in-state college tuition rates to students whose parents brought them into the country illegally is picking up unlikely momentum from some Republicans in Tennessee, a deeply conservative state that voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump and his tough stance on immigration. If they succeed, Tennessee lawmakers would join the […]

April 4, 2017

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Moore Receives AERA Recognition At Annual Meeting

When the American Association for Educational Research convenes in San Antonio later this month, Dr. James L. Moore III will be recognized with the 2017 AERA Scholars of Color Mid-Career Contribution Award. The Committee on Scholars of Color in Education Awards recognize scholars in various stages in their careers who have contributed significantly to the understanding of issues that disproportionately affect minority populations, and minority scholars who have made a significant contribution to education research and development.

April 3, 2017

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Terminology Aside, Directors Focused on Raising Diversity Awareness

Higher education diversity officers outline key guideposts in developing diversity and inclusion programming.

March 30, 2017

Students

University of Wyoming to Open Native American Student Center

LARAMIE, Wyo. — University of Wyoming officials are opening a center for Native American students that they hope will help with student recruitment and retention. The Laramie Boomerang reports that UW Vice President of Student Affairs Sara Axelson told the UW Board of Trustees on Friday that Native American student retention for fall 2015-2016 was […]

March 30, 2017

Sports

Federal Judge Dismisses UNC as Defendant in Athlete Lawsuit

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A federal judge has granted the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s request to dismiss the school from a lawsuit filed by two former Tar Heels athletes tied to its multiyear academic scandal. In a Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta C. Biggs stated the school had 11th Amendment immunity […]

March 30, 2017

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Diverse Docket: Court Backs Goddard College in Bias Suit

A federal appeals court has declined to reinstate a national origin discrimination suit by a former faculty member of Japanese ancestry against Goddard College in Vermont.

March 29, 2017

Students

Rollins College Student Suspended for Treatment of Muslim Professor

WINTER PARK, Fla. — A student at Rollins College in Florida has been suspended temporarily for his treatment of his Muslim professor. The Christian student says he is the victim of religious discrimination. A disciplinary hearing was held Tuesday for Rollins student Marshall Polston. The outcome is pending. The Orlando Sentinel reports that professor Areej […]

March 29, 2017

Students

Project Aims to Help School Nurses Tackle Suicide Rates

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers in New Mexico, California and Maryland are working with public school nurses in hopes of curbing suicide rates within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by making school grounds safer. University of New Mexico pediatrics professor Mary Ramos and colleagues at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation and the […]

March 28, 2017

Students

Retreat Provides Opportunity to Tune In to Black Males

The challenges that beset Black males remain daunting and should be a growing concern for all of us who care deeply about the future of higher education.

March 26, 2017

LGBTQ+

Matthew Adams Not Hesitant to Stand Out on Campus

Dr. Matthew Adams has heard that there are other LGBT staff members at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, but he hasn’t met any of them.

March 26, 2017

African-American

Some Black Employees Toil in Sunken Place University

The underlying theme of the hit movie “Get Out” is about a mind control process that conditions Black people to accept a marginalized status and continually choose to go into the back doors of life.

March 26, 2017

Native Americans

Law School Program Provides Free Wills to Native Americans

UPPER FRUITLAND, N.M. — A University of Denver program is helping Native Americans draft wills, helping overcome a cultural aversion to discuss death. About 20 law students from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law visited the Upper Fruitland Chapter of the Navajo Nation to help tribe members draft wills, The Daily Times reported. […]

March 26, 2017